Mark Gatiss

Acting

Born October 17, 1966 Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK

Mark Gatiss (/ˈɡeɪtɪs/; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. He is best known for his work on television, acting in and co-creating shows with Steven Moffat. Gatiss has received several awards, including a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Gatiss co-created, co-wrote and acted in the BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen (1999–2002). He co-created and portrayed Mycroft Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017) and Frank Renfield in the BBC / Netflix miniseries Dracula (2020). He also wrote several episodes of Doctor Who during Moffat's tenure as showrunner and two episodes during Russell T Davies' earlier tenure. His other TV roles include Tycho Nestoris in Game of Thrones (2014–2017), Stephen Gardiner in Wolf Hall (2015), and Peter Mandelson in Coalition (2015). He has acted in films such as Victor Frankenstein (2015), Denial (2016), Christopher Robin (2018), The Favourite (2018), The Father (2020), Operation Mincemeat (2021), and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). On stage, Gatiss played Menenius in the revival of William Shakespeare's Coriolanus (2013), for which he earned a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. He took on the role of King George III in a revival of the Alan Bennett play The Madness of George III (2018). He portrayed Sir John Gielgud in the Jack Thorne play The Motive and the Cue (2023), for which he earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. His other theatre roles include The Recruiting Officer (2012), The Vote (2015), and A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Gatiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(58)

Bookish

Gabriel Book

2025

Moonflower Murders

Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin

2024

Time Bandits

Earl of Sandwich

2024

3 Body Problem

Isaac Newton

2024

Juice

George

2023

Nolly

Larry Grayson

2023

Inside Classical

Sherlock Holmes

2022

Dracula

Frank Renfield

2020

Good Omens

Mr. Harmony

2019

Sally4Ever

Doctor

2018

Gunpowder

Sir Robert Cecil

2017

Taboo

Prince Regent

2017

London Spy

Rich

2015

Doctor Who: The Fan Show

2015

Thunderbirds Are Go!

Dr. Quentin Questa (voice)

2015

Wolf Hall

Stephen Gardiner

2015

Mapp and Lucia

Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint

2014

Doctor Who Extra

Self

2014

The Real History of Science Fiction

Himself - Narrator (voice)

2014

Inside No. 9

Callum

2014

Psychobitches

Joan Crawford

2013

Dr. Forever!

Himself

2013

Playhouse Presents

Joan Crawford

2012

Game of Thrones

Tycho Nestoris

2011

The Crimson Petal and the White

Henry Rackham Junior

2011

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

2010

A History of Horror

Self - Presenter

2010

Sherlock

Mycroft Holmes

2010

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Self

2009

Horrible Histories

2009

Being Human

Mr. Snow

2009

Crooked House

The Curator

2008

Clone

Colonel Black

2008

Sense and Sensibility

John Dashwood

2008

Jekyll

Robert Louis Stevenson

2007

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

Himself

2007

Funland

Ambrose Chapfel

2005

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

Doctor Who

Gantok

2005

Agatha Christie's Marple

Ronald Hawes

2004

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

2004

Catterick

Peter

2004

Nighty Night

Glenn Bulb

2004

Little Britain

2003

Self

2003

Footballers' Wives

Teddy - Agent

2002

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

Hang Man Chang

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Self

2001

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

Spaced

Agent

1999

The League of Gentlemen

Various

1999

In the Red

Junior Detective

1998

This Morning with Richard Not Judy

1998

Midsomer Murders

Rev Giles Shawcross

1997

The Dwelling Place

Bowmer

1994

Harry

Diner Manager

1993

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Leonard Boynton

1989

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Radio Presenter (Voice)

1971

Movies(105)

Being Stanley Baxter

Self

2025

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

Ted Gilbert

2025

Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere

Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Angstrom

2025

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

Self

2024

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

Sir John Gielgud

2024

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes

2023

Hammer A.D. 2023

Self

2023

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

NSA

2023

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

Jacob Marley

2022

Peter Davison: Uncut!

Self

2022

The Road Dance

Doctor MacLean

2022

Operation Mincemeat

Ivor Montazac

2022

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

Mr. Wickens

2021

Memento Mori

Henry Huxley

2021

The Sparks Brothers

Self

2021

A Silent Imprisonment

Mr Murphy

2021

Locked Down

Donald

2021

The Father

The Man

2020

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Self

2020

Tales of the Uncanny

Self

2020

Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley

Self

2020

In Search of Dracula

Himself - Presenter

2020

Doctor Who and the Third Man

Himself

2019

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Peter Mandelson (voice)

2019

The Dead Room

Radio Announcer (voice)

2018

The Favourite

Lord Marlborough

2018

National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III

George III

2018

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

Various Characters

2018

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

Various Characters

2018

Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art

Himself - Presenter

2018

Christopher Robin

Giles Winslow

2018

The Mercy

Ronald Hall

2018

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

The Captain

2017

Mars: a Traveller's Guide

Narrator

2017

Against the Law

Dr. Landers

2017

Denial

Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Joel

2016

Our Kind of Traitor

Billy Matlock

2016

Dad's Army

Colonel Theakes

2016

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

Himself

2016

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Mycroft Holmes

2016

Victor Frankenstein

Dettweiler

2015

Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet

Himself

2015

The Vote

Steven Crosswell

2015

Release the Hound!

Self

2015

Coalition

Peter Mandelson

2015

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Self

2014

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

Menenius Agrippa

2014

Unlocking Sherlock

Himself / Mark Gatiss

2014

How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective

Self

2014

M.R. James: Ghost Writer

Presenter

2013

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

Self

2013

The Celestial Toyroom

2013

Doctor Who: The Great Detective

Narrator

2012

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

Self - Host

2012

The Real Sherlock Holmes

Self

2012

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness

Self - Actor and Writer

2012

Cleaning Up

Mr Jackson

2011

The First Men in the Moon

Cavor

2010

Unlocking Sherlock

Himself

2010

Worried About the Boy

Malcolm McLaren

2010

Ghosts in the Machine

Himself

2009

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Ernest Dunks

2009

New Town

Duff Purves

2009

Consenting Adults

PC Butcher

2007

The Worst Journey in the World

Apsley Cherry-Garrard

2007

Grindhouse

(segment "Don't") (uncredited)

2007

The Wind in the Willows

Rat

2006

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

Hilary Briss / Mickey Michaels / Val Denton / Les McQueen / Lance Longthorne / Alvin Steele / Phil Proctor / Mrs Beasley / Mick McNamara / Neds / Lotte Lipp / Brian Morgan / Dr Chinnery / Iris Krell / Bobbin

2006